Biography
Japanese BioBiography
Born in 1975 and living in Osaka and Kobe. After graduating from a B.A. in Fine Art in London, returning to Japan then experiencing being an artist in residence in Germany, France, and U.S. The art works explore life and death, nature and artificiality, as well as femininity. Media used are mainly video installations and the works contain elements of performance. Recent solo exhibitions are ‘Diary 2020’ at The Third Gallery Aya (2020), ‘Ghost’ at Art-U room (2017), ‘TEGAMI’ at FRISE, Hamburg (2016), “Project ‘Mirrors’”, at Kyoto Art Center (2013), The group exhibitions are ‘Casabranca Biennale’ (2017), ‘WROUGHT’ in Sheffield (2016), ‘Kyoto Current’ at Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (2013). She continues her annual project ‘Doors’ – filming and editing one sequence in which she opens a door and enters a space every year since 2013.
- 2001
B.A.in Fine Arts at Middlesex University, England
- 2020
M.A.in Art and Media at Osaka University
- 2025
Live in Osaka and Kobe
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2002
‘Dream Island’, CAS, Osaka
- 2003
‘Underneath the Twinkling Stars’, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna
- 2004
‘Soap Opera’, Art-U room, Tokyo
- 2005
‘Dune/Trip’, PH Gallery, NY
- 2006
‘The Dark Hours of the Forest in the Red Room’, G-wings Gallery, Kanazawa
‘My Real Name’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka- 2007
‘Outo’, Enghien les Bains Art Center, France
‘Wave’, Dawn Center, Osaka
‘Vomit’, Osaka Contemporary Art Center, Osaka- 2010
‘Peals’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka
- 2011
‘In-between’, msc Gallery, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto
- 2013
‘Project “Mirrors”‘, Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto
- 2014
‘Forcing House’, Art-U room, Tokyo
- 2015
‘Voice’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka
- 2016
‘TEGAMI -Perspektiven japanischer Künstler- Tomoko Inagaki’, FRISE – Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V.
- 2017
‘Ghost’, Art-U room, Tokyo
- 2018
‘Decalcomanie’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka
- 2020
‘Diary 2020’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka
- 2021
‘White Out’, CAS, Osaka
- 2022
‘Face’, Mawa, Winnipeg, Canada
- 2024
‘This Way and That’, The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1998
‘Dairy’, Quicksilver Gallery, London(Toured to Paris and Brussels)
- 2000
‘Show Reel’, Gallery291, London
‘East End Collaboration 2000’, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London
‘Bang’, Standpoint Gallery, London
‘The Third Festival of Experimental Art and Performance’, Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg- 2001
‘The National Review of Live Art’, The Arches, Glasgow
- 2002
Kobe Art Annual ‘Millefille’, Kobe Art Villege Center, Hyogo
- 2003
‘Enter Human’, CCA Kitakyusyu, Fukuoka
‘Komorebi’, Art Tower Mito, Ibaraki- 2004
Osaka・Art・Caleidoscope ‘Spring・Flower・Life’, CASO, Osaka
‘Art Court Frontier’, ARTCOURT Gallery, Osaka
‘Pilot Plant’, (Tour Exhibition), Contemporary Art Factory, Tokyo/CASO, Osaka
Bunkamura Art show 2004 ‘Landing’, Bunkamura Gallery, Tokyo- 2005
Selected for ‘Open Submission’, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
‘Mirage in Summer’, Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi- 2006
Image Forum 2006, Tokyo
- 2007
‘I meet…’ , CASO, Osaka
- 2008
‘Bains Numeriques #3’, Centre des Arts Enghien les Bains, France
‘Nuitnumerique #6’, Centre Culturel Caint-Exupery, Reims, France
‘Talk & Exhibition 2008 – Video Art Activities’, Ox Warehause ,Macau- 2009
‘Twinism’, Kunsthaus,Hamburg / AD&A Gallery, Osaka
- 2010
‘Transmediale.10’,the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
Duo Exhibition ‘Tomoko Inagaki and Svenja Maass’, Kunstverein Harburger Barnhof, Hamburg
‘video_dumbo’,the Dumbo Art Center, Brooklyn, New York- 2011
‘Nara Video Kotenpandant’, Nara City
- 2013
‘Kyoto Current 2013’,Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art,Kyoto
- 2014
‘I’m home’ Pre exhibition, Calo, Osaka
‘I’m home’, Jisen Center, Osaka- 2015
‘TEGAMI – Perspektiven japanischer Künstler’, Das Japanesche Haus, Leipzig
‘Gakuen Art Week’, Gallery GM-1, Nara- 2016
One to One Performance Festival ’WROUGHT’, Sheffield
Biennale Internationale Casablanca- 2017
’12 Messages -Marine’,+1 art,Osaka
- 2019
‘Reading Fermentation’,+1 art,Osaka
‘Waves and Frequencies’, FRISE – Künstlerhaus Hamburg e.V. and toured to CAS,Osaka- 2020
‘HER/HISTORY’, Jisen Center, Osaka
- 2022
‘Kyotentai’,+1 art,Osaka, Toured to CAS, Osaka
‘Real Dream’, Kawakyu Museum, Wakayama- 2023
‘Kunst Party’, OAG Art Center Kobe, Japan
- 2024
‘Sketch’ WE, OAG Art Center Kobe, Japan
Residencies and Studios
- 2002
CCA Kitakyusyu
- 2004
‘ARCUS PROJECT 2004’
- 2006-2007
the 17th Art-Ex Osaka (Artist in Residence), Enghien les Bains, France
- 2009-2010
‘Kunstler zu Gast in Harburg’,Hamburg, Germany
- 2014
‘Vermont Studio Center 2014′ U.S.
- 2017
Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Hokkaido, Japan
- 2020
Artist in Hibernation@Shinsyu,Nagano, Japan
- 2020-2021
Super Studio Kitakagaya, Osaka
- 2022
Artist in residence program 2022、Kawakyu Museum, Wakayama
MAWA, Winnipeg, Canada- 2023
ART OMI, NY
Grants and Awards
- 1999
Awarded for ‘Ray Finnis Award 1999’, England
- 2002
Selected for the 5th Art Documents Support Program (ADSP) by Shiseido
- 2006
Selected for ‘Image Forum 2006’
- 2008
Supported by Art By Zerox
- 2009-10
Nomura Foundation Art Grant
EU Japan Grant- 2012
Awarded for ‘eAT KANAZAWA Digital Creative Award 2012’
- 2013
Shiseido Arts and Culture Support
- 2016
Arts Support Kansai Grant
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Grant- 2022
Toshiaki Ogasawara Memorial Foundation Grant
- 2023
Gyomu Super Japan Dream Foundation Grant
Curations
- 2014
‘I’m home’ Pre exhibition, Calo, Osaka
‘I’m home’, Jisen Center, Osaka- 2016-2017
‘Melting Point’ Sheffield, Hamburg, Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo
- 2020
‘HER/HISTORY’, Jisen Center, Osaka